March 2019

Working in the office, carting our kids to activities and household chores might seem like moving, but do we spend more time sitting than we think? A recent study in

Infants have the ability to manipulate an object in response to hearing certain songs. They also can differentiate between sounds, as well as recognize different melodies, which is why singing

According to “The Link Between School Attendance and Good Health,”  a policy statement released this year by the American Academy of Pediatrics, chronic school absenteeism puts students at risk for

I have neighbors who build their own haunted house for Halloween each year. (Timely reference, I know, but stick with me here.) read more

Spring is upon us, and it’s time to plan your summer vacation. The possibilities are endless, really, so it’s going to take me more than one article to tackle

Participating in an after school activity can help children learn a new skill or fuel an interest. Extra-curricular activities play a big part in developing a child’s identity and serve

“I had 29 ultrasounds,” says Callista Puchmeyer, a Westlake mother of five children, referring to her sixth pregnancy, which took place in 2018. “Additionally, our baby needed three in-utero blood

We asked pediatric dentists in the greater Cleveland/Akron area to weigh in on some common questions related to children’s teeth. Here’s what they had to say. read more